WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., introduced the "Paycheck Fairness Act" on March 10, 2023. H.R. 17. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., introduced a resolution on March 8, 2023. H. Res. 209. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Sy  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced the "Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. H.R. 1014. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to individual taxpayers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Mark Takano,   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced the "Stop the Wait Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 320. A bill to amend title II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the disability insurance benefits waiting period for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Jack Reed, D-R.I.  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., introduced the "Keep Americans Safe Act" on Feb. 7, 2023. S. 298. A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Thomas R. Carpe  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, introduced the "Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 318. A bill to amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend to Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Shel  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., introduced the "Major Richard Star Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 344. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Shelley Moore Capito  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced the "No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 357. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for current year inclusion of net CFC tested income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Cory Booker, D-N.J., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Jack Reed, D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced the "Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 373. A bill to modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., John Kennedy, R-La., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Linds  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced the "Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 359. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Jack Reed, D-R.I., D  more